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Article: INCOMPARABLE SCENERY, INVALUABLE SERENITY IN BORA BORA.(Travel)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- September 14, 2003
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Byline: Story by Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer
BORA BORA, French Polynesia - Life's problems sure seem far away when you're relaxing on an island motu in Bora Bora.
When you're on the other side of the equator, sitting in the calm, clear, blue ocean in front of a sugary white beach, you feel a lot farther from Los Angeles than the actual 4,000 miles. You also feel as if you've stepped back in time to a simpler era in the South Seas.
Bora Bora, about 165 miles southwest of Tahiti, epitomizes a soothing tropical destination - especially if you don't mind the lack of a singles scene. With a population of about 6,000, it has a more laid-back vibe ...